US2026043278A1PendingUtilityA1

Motor vehicle lock with improved door opener

Assignee: KIEKERT AGPriority: Aug 8, 2022Filed: Jul 21, 2023Published: Feb 12, 2026
Est. expiryAug 8, 2042(~16.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
E05B 81/04E05B 79/20E05B 77/38E05B 81/20
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Abstract

The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock, comprising a locking mechanism which has a rotary latch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary latch can be latched in at least one latching position by means of the pawl and the locking mechanism can be placed in engagement with a lock striker (28), a run-in buffer (21) arranged in a housing (31) of the motor vehicle lock, wherein the run-in buffer (21) can be placed in engagement with the lock striker (28), and an opening device which is arranged at least partially in the motor vehicle lock, wherein the opening device has an opener (20), and the opener (20) can be placed in engagement with the lock striker (28), wherein the opener (20) interacts with the run-in buffer (21).

Claims

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1 . A motor vehicle lock having comprising:
 a housing,   a lock striker,   a locking mechanism including:
 a rotary latch, and 
 at least one pawl, 
   wherein the rotary latch is configured to be latched in at least one latching position by the at least one pawl,   wherein the locking mechanism is in engagement with the lock striker;   a run-in buffer arranged in the housing,   wherein the run-in buffer is in engagement with the lock striker; and   an opening device,   wherein the opening device has an opener,   wherein the opener is in engagement with the lock striker, and   wherein the opener is configured to interact with the run-in buffer.   
     
     
         2 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the run-in buffer is configured to be moved at least partially by the opener. 
     
     
         3 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the run-in buffer is at least partially accommodated in the housing of the motor vehicle lock. 
     
     
         4 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the run-in buffer is at least partially connected to the opener. 
     
     
         5 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 4 , wherein the run-in buffer is detachably connected to the opener. 
     
     
         6 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 4 , wherein the run-in buffer is non-detachably connected to the opener. 
     
     
         7 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the opener in engagement with the run-in buffer in a center of the run-in buffer. 
     
     
         8 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein a relative movement between the motor vehicle lock and the lock striker is produced by a movement of the run-in buffer. 
     
     
         9 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the run-in buffer at least partially encloses the lock striker. 
     
     
         10 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the run-in buffer is in engagement with the lock striker in a form-fitting manner. 
     
     
         11 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the opener is held in at least one end open position by the run-in buffer. 
     
     
         12 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the run-in buffer is configured for damping at least one end position of the opener. 
     
     
         13 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle lock is designed as an electrically opening motor vehicle lock. 
     
     
         14 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the run-in buffer serves as a guide for the opener. 
     
     
         15 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 5 , wherein the run-in buffer and the opener are detachably connected by a form-fit. 
     
     
         16 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 5  wherein the run-in buffer and the opener are detachably connected by a force-fit. 
     
     
         17 . The motor vehicle lock according to  claim 1 , wherein the opener is configured to act on the run-in buffer such that the locking mechanism in an unlocked position releases the lock striker.

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